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- Employment type
- Volunteer
- Posting language
- English
- Location requirements
- Country, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Job summary
Contribute to the governance of Christians Against Poverty through four board meetings per year and participation in subcommittees. Help guide the organization’s work with local churches to provide credit counselling and budgeting support to people experiencing poverty.
Job details
At Christians Against Poverty (CAP) we're all about equipping and inspiring the local church to help people out of poverty and invite them to follow Jesus. Debt and poverty drain hope from people’s lives. We work in partnership with local churches to provide free licensed credit counselling, as well as budgeting courses. Through our dedicated team and the passionate churches delivering our services, people in desperate need are discovering life-changing freedom and hope every day. Do you have a heart for the local church? Do you want to see households empowered and equipped to break free from seeing their identity and value in their bank balance? Do you have skills / abilities in IT, legal profession, accounting, educational and/or Pastoral experience? We’re looking to enhance our Board and welcome some new members. We have a governance board with 4 meetings a year and subcommittees.
What you’ll do
Contribute to the governance of Christians Against Poverty through four board meetings per year and participation in subcommittees. Help guide the organization’s work with local churches to provide credit counselling and budgeting support to people experiencing poverty.
Requirements
The organization welcomes board candidates with skills or experience in IT, the legal profession, accounting, education, or pastoral work. A commitment to supporting local churches and helping households overcome poverty is sought.
Listed skills
- Accounting · Preferred
- Budgeting · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- IT
- Legal Expertise
- Accounting
- Education
- Pastoral Experience
- Governance
- Board Leadership
- Credit Counselling
- Budgeting
- Church Partnerships
- Poverty Alleviation
Job areas
- Management & Leadership
- Social Services
- Finance & Accounting
- Legal
- Education